Gilbert K. Chesterton

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#gets #life #most #out #ultimate

The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#because #bomb #everything #great #great moment

The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#cow #grazing #mere #must #pleasure

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#mind #mouth #object #opening #shut

The only defensible war is a war of defense. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#only #war

The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#catching #discovered #ever #i #miss

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#common people #commonsense #compulsory #deprive #education

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#desire #distinguished #man #most #very

The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#could #miracle #order #outrageous #presume

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#eye #go #heart #intellect #road